Marriage Counselor Tora-san
In Shibamata, Tokyo, Tora-san’s family prepares for a wedding. Meanwhile, the traveling Tora-san meets an old acqaintance in Iwate Province. Tora-san refuses to drink with him, afraid that the acquaintance, now settled and married, will again become attracted to Tora-san’s wandering existence. Tora-san becomes attracted to a female barber, but must break off their relationship so that she too can live a secure life. She instead gets into an abusive relationship with a motorcyclist.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Yoji Yamada
Actors: Chieko Baisho, Chieko Misaki, Gajiro Satoh, Gin Maeda, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Hisao Dazai, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Masami Shimojô, Rie Nakahara, Taisaku Akino